Autism Society Greater Harrisburg Area

11/01/2026

🎄🎅We’re excited, it’s that time again.
🎄🎄🎄2026 ASGHA Holiday Party🎄🎄

🎄🎄REGISTRATION IS OPEN‼️🎄🎅🎄

SATURDAY, December 5, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
First Church of God Community Center
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
**Light refreshments, pizza and cookies**

*Pre-registration and ASGHA Membership
are REQUIRED. Please don’t wait. ****

➡️Send email of interest (include name and number)😁TO RECEIVE THE LINKS to register and for ASGHA Membership:
[email protected]

Please note:
➡️1.)It’s on SATURDAY this year, not our usual Sunday.
➡️2.) We need to give our venue the final attendance headcount by November 14, 2026 by noon. PLEASE REGISTER SOON!
(We will keep a waitlist, but can’t guarantee attendance. I cannot stress enough to register early!)

ASGHA Membership and ASGHA Event Registration are handled by the same person, so it’s quick and easy. I can check everything at once, less emails. I work smarter, not harder, so I will send out emails when I get a few responses.

Please like and follow us on Facebook to know when we send out emails, updates and see our events.

10/01/2026

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*****2026 ASGHA TRAIN RIDE *****
Registration is CLOSING FRIDAY‼️

Hope everyone pre-registers soon‼️
You know where to find me. DO IT ASAP!!

email: [email protected]

Emails are going out tonight and tomorrow.
Please check your spam if you didn’t receive it. Otherwise, get ahold of me ASAP.
[email protected]

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. RAIN OR SHINE! It’s always a fun day!

Thank you! 😊

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09/28/2026

🚂🚂🚂 ••••Don’t miss out••••🚂🚂🚂

•2026 ASGHA Train Ride

REGISTER TODAY‼️ Time sensitive‼️
Email contact info: [email protected]

Sunday, October 4, 2026
@1:30 p.m. -prompt
In person check in REQUIRED!

ASGHA Membership and pre-registration are required. Don’t worry, it’s quick and easy to handle it all at once.

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09/21/2026

🚂🚂 2026 ASGHA Train Ride 🚂🚂

••••REGISTRATION IS OPEN!! •••••
Email now! THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE!😁This is a fun, popular event with limited space! Make sure don’t miss out!

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026 p.m.
@1:30 p.m., sharp
Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad

This is an ASGHA Member Event, email preregistration is REQUIRED.
Registration and ASGHA membership are handled by the same person.

Please send EMAIL inquiries of interest to:

[email protected]

Make sure to include contact information and phone number, to ensure that you will receive all links and information.

I work smarter, not harder. I will reply to emails once I get multiple inquiries. Can’t wait! It’s always a fun time!

09/20/2026

🚂🚂 2026 ASGHA Train Ride 🚂🚂
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••••Registration is OPEN! ••••
Email now! 😁This is a VERY popular event with limited space!
•••DON’T WAIT, this time sensitive! •••

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026 p.m.
@1:30 p.m., sharp
M&H Railroad

•ASGHA Membership and EMAIL
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED, but it’s quick and easy!

Event pre-registration and ASGHA membership are handled by the same person.

Please send EMAIL inquiries of interest to:
[email protected]

Make sure to include contact information and phone number, to ensure that you will receive all links and information.

•••I work smarter, not harder. I will reply to emails once I get multiple inquiries. •••

Can’t wait! It’s always a fun time!

09/16/2026

🚂🚂 2026 ASGHA Train Ride 🚂🚂

EDIT: REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Email now! 😁This is a fun, popular event with limited space! Make sure don’t miss out!

Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026 p.m.
@1:30 p.m., sharp
M&H Railroad

This is an ASGHA Member Event, email preregistration is REQUIRED.
Registration and ASGHA membership are handled by the same person.

Please send EMAIL inquiries of interest to:
[email protected]

Make sure to include contact information and phone number, to ensure that you will receive all links and information when it opens. I work smarter, not harder. I will reply to emails once I get multiple inquiries. Can’t wait! It’s always a fun time!

08/30/2026

The federal government is proposing sweeping changes to the Head Start program. The public comment period is open now. Please read about these proposed changes and the opportunity to provide comment at the links shared here.

🚨 What does Head Start mean to you?

Your voice matters, and now is the time to use it. The public comment period on proposed changes to the Head Start Performance Standards is open through October 6, 2026. Let's show the impact Head Start has on children, families, and communities every day.

Share your thoughts through a public comment, then drop a comment below and tell us what does Head Start means to you?

Office of Head Start NPRM Information page:

https://headstart.gov/.../notice-proposed-rulemaking...

How to submit a public comment:

- Submit electronically at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ACF-2026-0595

- Email comments to [email protected] and include ACF-2026-0595 or RIN 0970-AD30 in the subject line.

06/25/2026

We wish to share this great opportunity from our friends at ASERT Autism Resources to take part in a research study on art therapy. Please see the attached flyer for details.

06/19/2026

We want to express our gratitude to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police for their generous donation to the Autism Society Greater Harrisburg Area! HBP officers organized a patch sale in April to support Autism Awareness and raised $1,605! The sale was spearheaded by an officer who has a child with Autism, so this is a very important cause to the department.

ASGHA board member Tom Flynn (in civilian clothes 😉) accepts the donation from Harrisburg Captain Atah Akakpo-Martin. They are joined by Lieutenant Scott Johnsen, far left, and Corporal E. Restrepo, far right.

We thank the officers, staff and friends of the Harrisburg Bureau of Police who supported this cause!

Today the Harrisburg Bureau of Police had achieved a great success through the HPD Autism Awareness Patches.

The department was able to donate a total of $1,605 dollars to Tom Flynn, the Secretary/Treasurer for the Autism Society of The Greater Harrisburg Area. We want to thank each and every individual throughout our agency that made this possible and worked to make this endeavor successful.

06/17/2026

We are sharing this very important statement from the Autism Society of America. Moving special education functions and protections out of the Department of Education will not serve our precious children and youth with Autism. Please note the Action Alert at the bottom of this statement.

The Autism Society of America opposes today’s announcement by the Department of Education to move special education and civil rights enforcement out of the agency. For decades, Congress, across party lines, has kept these programs united under one roof.

Dismantling this system fragments the critical journey from school to employment, putting nearly 1 million autistic students at risk of falling through bureaucratic cracks.
We must protect the rights and futures of our students.

Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4vhDZiJ